document.write( "Question 850974: anna has $2.05 in dimes and nickels. If she has atotal of 24 coins, how many of them are dimes and how many of them are nickels? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the number of dimes
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document.write( "Question states*** CENTS make sense
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document.write( " 10x + 5(24-x) = 205 cents
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document.write( " 10x + 120 - 5x = 205
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document.write( "       5x =  85
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document.write( "        x = 17, number of dimes. 7 nickles
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document.write( "CHECKING our answer***
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document.write( " 170 + 35 = 205 cents or $2.05
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